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4 September, 15:38

A company is planning to purchase a machine that will cost $27,600 with a six-year life and no salvage value. The company expects to sell the machine's output of 3,000 units evenly throughout each year. A projected income statement for each year of the asset's life appears below. What is the accounting rate of return for this machine? Sales $ 94,000 Costs: Manufacturing $ 50,100 Depreciation on machine 4,600 Selling and administrative expenses 34,000 (88,700) Income before taxes $ 5,300 Income tax (35%) (1,855) Net income $ 3,445

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  1. 4 September, 16:16
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    24.96%

    Explanation:

    Data provided

    Net income = $3,445

    Purchase machine cost = $27,600

    The computation of accounting rate of return is shown below:-

    Accounting rate of return = Net income : Average investment

    = $3,445 : ($27,600 : 2)

    = $3,445 : $13,800

    = 24.96%

    So, for computing the accounting rate of return we simply applied the above formula.
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